What Jeremy Corbyn thinks

1. End austerity and higher taxes for the rich

Corbyn says he would pay off the deficit but not through spending cuts - and he doesn’t believe in setting a date for it to happen. Instead there would be higher taxes for the rich.

2. Bring the railways back into public hands.

Currently Britain’s railway services are run by a complex of private companies. Corbyn, if he came to power, says he would take those services away from those firms, and bring them back into government ownership.

3. Scrapping nuclear weapons

Britain’s nuclear deterrent is currently based in Scotland but is up for renewal. Corbyn, a long-time supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament which calls for the end of the weapons of mass destruction, is opposed to the move.

4. “Quantitative easing for the people”

Some dismiss it as printing money, but quantitative easing is where money is produced electronically and issued by the Bank of England, usually to buy off government debts held by banks. But Corbyn would use this to invest in transport, housing and other projects.

5. Opposed to bombing of Syria

Jeremy Corbyn, who is national chairman of the Stop the War Coalition, thinks that innocent Syrians would suffer and that Britain may be sleep walking into the same situation Tony Blair did with the Iraq War.

6. Maximum wage for top executives

There is currently a national minimum wage, but Corbyn wants to see a national maximum wage for the country’s top executives to cap their pay.

7. Renationalise energy companies

It was the case in the past that Britain’s energy needs were met by publicly owned companies until the sector was privatised. Jeremy Corbyn would like to see the big energy firms back in government hands.

8. Rent controls

It is an issue that is devolved, but Jeremy Corbyn is in favour of controls on what landlords can charge you for the cost of living in their property.

9. A National Education Service

It is also a devolved area, but Corbyn wants to create a National Education Service that would do what the NHS does for health-care, rethinking the role of free schools and academies

10. Reform the House of Lords

Jeremy Corbyn thinks the second chamber, which is currently appointed, should be elected on a proportional basis. He thinks hereditary peerages should end.

11. A new National Investment Bank

Corbyn would create a new National Investment Bank to invest in new infrastructure and in hi-tech industries.